Pontiac G5 Complaints

381 consumer complaints on file.

#10495144January 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENGINE WOULD NOT START CLEANLY. WHEN IT DID THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND YOU COULD SEE GAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF $889.06. MECHANIC SAID HE HAD PERFORMED THE SAME REPAIR TO SEVERAL OTHER GM VEHICLES. AFTER CHECKING THE WEB, I FOUND MANY OTHER G5 OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEMS. THERE IS A REPAIR BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS CAR, BUT GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO NOTIFY ME ABOUT A RECALL. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494923January 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490656January 1, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. NEVER HIT NOTHING OR ANYTHING. SO SOME MALFUNCTION. ALL THE WIRES UNDERNEATH IS TOGETHER CHECKED THEM. SO NOT SURE WHAT IT MAY BE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489304December 19, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING WITH HEAVY GAS FUMES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. IT WAS SO BAD YOU COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR. CHECKED ALL COMMON AREAS FOR LEAKS, NOTHING WOULD SHOW ON THE GROUND AND NO OTHER AREAS SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT THE GAS SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE LOCATED ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AS IT IS LOCATED IN SUCH A CONFINED PLACE THAT NOTHING COULD HAVE GOT UP THERE TO BREAK THE PLASTIC 90% LINE COUPLER. SO TO REPAIR IT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP MODULE AS THE LITTLE 50 CENT PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS ATTACHED AND COULD NOT JUST REPLACE IT. THE REPAIR COST ME A TOTAL OF $691.03 FOR A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR, IT'S POOR ENGINEERING AN DESIGN AND IT'S ANOTHER WAY THE AUTO MANUFACTURES ROB THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT THEIR DEALERSHIPS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS PROBLEM AND I JUST GET STONED WALLED FROM GM. I'M JUST GLAD THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE IN TOWN.IF WE WERE ON INTERSTATE THIS WOULD HAVE COST US A SMALL FORTUNE AS WE COULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR HOME AND WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485582November 21, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2007 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILURE(OVERHEATING). *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. SHE ASSUMED IT WOULD BE AN EASY REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HER THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE LIGHT TO NO LONGER WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485358November 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PUDDLES OR LEAKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THERE WAS A LEAK NEAR THE FUEL PUMP, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE PART RIGHT AWAY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THIS VEHICLE DID HAVE A RECALL IN A FEW STATES NEARBY FOR A FAULTY RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND/OR INJURY, I FEEL ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS ARE WARRANTED INTO VEHICLES LOCATED IN OTHER STATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484641November 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND WHEN IT WAS BEING REPAIRED IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT WAS DIRECTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484114November 13, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING A LEAK. AS A RESULT, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTER IN THE STATE SPECIFIED IN THE NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN UPDATED 01/09/13. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484530November 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION OF DAMAGES RESULTING FROM SOMEONE CRASHING INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE OR THE VEHICLE. THE LEAK WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482884November 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP LEAKING. STRONG GAS FUMES IN THE CAB OF CAR AS WELL AS OUTSIDE. GAS POOLING ON TOP OF GAS TANK. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR FOR LEAKING FUEL PUMPS, BUT CONFINED TO SOUTHERN STATES, ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ ABOUT ISSUES IN OTHER STATES AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481156October 19, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE RETURN PORT AT THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP), HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/10/12 *CN UPDATED12/17/2012*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481191October 19, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 189,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480653October 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY ANTI THEFT LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. THEY CAR WOULD NO LONGER LET ME ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT. IT CONTINUED FINE UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN IT BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE GAS. THE PLASTIC PART ON THE HOSE FROM THE FUEL PUMP WAS BROKEN AND LEAKING. I HAD READ THAT GM HAD RECALLED THIS IN THE 5 HOT STATES OF ARIZONA CALIFORNIA FLORIDA NEVADA AND TEXAS. BUT HAVE NOT RECALLED IT IN TN EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478801October 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR STARTED SMELLING OF GAS. THEN GARAGE SMELLED OF GAS. THEN THE FUEL ECONOMY BECAME INACCURATE. THEN GAS STARTED DRIPPING FROM UNDER CAR. THEN GAS STARTED STREAMING UNDER CAR. THEN TOLD GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO REMEDY UNTIL GM RECALLS TAKE EFFECT. NOW, 8 MONTHS LATER NO REPAIR OFFERED. CAR IS UNSAFE AND LEAVES ME STRANDED REGULARLY AS IT POURS GAS OUT OF CAR. I WILL TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND EXPECT IMMEDIATE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478600October 4, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL SYSTEM ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478351October 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BECAUSE HE LIVED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,862.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478080October 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474030September 6, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I ATTEMPTED TO GET A TX VEHICLE INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A GAS LEAK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP WHICH THEY REPLACED AND CHARGED ME $600 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AFTERWARDS AND FOUND THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED GM, THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I JUST THINK IT'S STRANGE THAT I AM SEEING OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE BEING TOLD THE SAME THING ABOUT VIN SPECIFIC. IS IT NOT POSSIBLE SOME VINS WERE LEFT OUT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474166September 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TODAY'S DATE MY IGNITION WAS STUCK PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING MY VEHICLE I CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PARK AND GIGGLED THE STEERING WHEEL AS ADVISED BUT MY IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473024August 30, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THEY NOTICED THE LEAKING OF FUEL COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND GAS SMELL FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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